I wanted to see if anybody can push up into a handstand from a head stand ,not leaning against a wall. I can do headstands all day long but haven't done a handstand since I tore a rotator cuff. I want to eventually do push ups in that inverted handstand pose.

BlueEyedGymGuy saidThis guy in my yoga class can do it, but he's been doing yoga for like 3 years. I want to do it some day too!

Funny i saw an earlier post of yours and was kinda thinking about you when i wrote this one. t. My rotator cuff is better than before the injury but i don't want to do something that will get me me into any more trouble.

I could do it against the wall before I hurt my shoulder the likely hood of you doing it unsupported at first is pretty slim and honestly, kinda daft, you could seriously hurt your self ins more ways then just your shoulder.

I could do it but I honestly don't know why I ever would, it was an interesting experience and it impressed the girls in yoga but other then that it did nuffin for me that normal head stands can't do

One of the RJ workouts has you doing 2 SETS of headstand to handstand against a wall, and it was too much for me. But I've seen a guy in my gym do it. I figure I'm a little over 160 lbs., so it's like shoulder pressing a pair of 80 lb. weights, which I'm not close to doing (at least a full set).

I've used an incline bench to steady my legs at my knees. I've come close to doing it (muscle gain workout on RJ) without assistance but my core isn't strong enough to keep my lower body balanced. I know I've gotten a lot of looks at the gym and one guy has asked me about it. It kills my shoulders and I'm basically done lifting after that.

I can do them on a good day. Between gymnastics and martial arts when i was younger, along with playing around in general I learned. Try using a walll, but not using your feet to walk up it... think about wearing socks against a smooth wall and push against it. Or grab a partner and just ask for help to finish the push and stay steady... with time you can get it... just practice,

lilTanker saidI could do it against the wall before I hurt my shoulder the likely hood of you doing it unsupported at first is pretty slim and honestly, kinda daft, you could seriously hurt your self ins more ways then just your shoulder.

I could do it but I honestly don't know why I ever would, it was an interesting experience and it impressed the girls in yoga but other then that it did nuffin for me that normal head stands can't do

The one exercise class i go to is all about "dangerous" stability exercises since most "old" people die of complication associated with a fall.

dreamer121 saidI can do them on a good day. Between gymnastics and martial arts when i was younger, along with playing around in general I learned. Try using a walll, but not using your feet to walk up it... think about wearing socks against a smooth wall and push against it. Or grab a partner and just ask for help to finish the push and stay steady... with time you can get it... just practice,

So can you do the handstand pushups from the low position? That is not, lowering yourself down from the handstand but pushing yourself up from the head stand?

I can do 8 on my first set, and usually 6 on my second...by the time the third set comes along I'm basically done, though I try with a spot (I added them to our workout so's I could look down the shorts of the guy I workout with...always thinking, I am, I am).